First United Methodist Church honors Erie musician and historian

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Feb 5, 2010 at 1:17 AMFeb 5, 2010 at 7:36 AM

First United Methodist Church's monthly music program Thursday featured music for Black History Month. It was held in memory of Rev. Charles Kennedy Jr., an Erie musician and historian who died in November.

The church's organist and music director, Bruce R. Gingrich, started the church's "Thursday Noon Together" series in 2001 to offer free music to the public.

"The goal is to provide a venue for young talent," Gingrich said. "We developed this program because there was nothing else in the downtown area at lunchtime in terms of a free concert. We have this million-dollar pipe organ that we wished to share the with community."

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